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while i deeply regret accepting these legal gifts and loans from mr. williams, all of these now have been returned or repaid with interest. >> prosecutors say the mcdonnells worked to lend the prestige of the governor's office to help jonnie williams' struggling firm which sold dietary is up mentales. mcdonnell is the first -- supplements. mcdonnell is the first virginia governor ever to face criminal charges. the state legislature should move to close any of the gray areas that helped lead to this 14 count indictment some say. >> we do need to insure that there's more transparency and a clearer set of rules for all virginia elected officials. >> while mcdonnell insisted he did nothing wrong, prosecutors say the governor attended events for jonnie williams on his behalf, provided access to top state officials and allowed the state mansion to be used for a launch party for williams' company. they also accused virginia's first lady of lying to investigators. >>> democrat jennifer wexton won today's special election for virginia's 33rd senate district. it
while i deeply regret accepting these legal gifts and loans from mr. williams, all of these now have been returned or repaid with interest. >> prosecutors say the mcdonnells worked to lend the prestige of the governor's office to help jonnie williams' struggling firm which sold dietary is up mentales. mcdonnell is the first -- supplements. mcdonnell is the first virginia governor ever to face criminal charges. the state legislature should move to close any of the gray areas that helped...
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i repeat again emphatically that i did nothing illegal for mr. williams in exchange for what i believed was his personal friendship and his generosity. >> reporter: the 43-page indictment tracks in painstaking detail the relationship between the mcdonnells and johnnie williams, the former ceo of star scientific. prosecutors say by 2011, the first family had received more than $135,000 in gifts and loans from the businessman. in return, prosecutors alleged mcdonnell tried to promote a star scientific supplement. this was the e-mail just before mcdonnell's inauguration from maureen to williams. "i need to talk to you about inaugural clothing budget. i need answers and bob is screaming about the thousands i'm charging in credit card debt. we are broke." soon after the indictment reports there was a new york city shopping spree for the first lady. prosecutors write jw paid for the entire shopping trip at oscar de la renta, at louis vuitton, at bergdorf bergman. a rolex watch and rounds of golf for him and his sons. e-mails that read thanks so much fo
i repeat again emphatically that i did nothing illegal for mr. williams in exchange for what i believed was his personal friendship and his generosity. >> reporter: the 43-page indictment tracks in painstaking detail the relationship between the mcdonnells and johnnie williams, the former ceo of star scientific. prosecutors say by 2011, the first family had received more than $135,000 in gifts and loans from the businessman. in return, prosecutors alleged mcdonnell tried to promote a star...
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while i deeply regret accepting these legal gifts and loans from mr. williams, all of these now have been returned or repaid with interest. >> prosecutors say the mcdonnells worked -- [indiscernible] -- to help jonny williams and his struggling firm which sold dietary supplements. he's the first governor to ever face federal charges. the charges. >> we do need to ensure there's more transparency and a clear he set of rules for all virginia elected officials. >> while former governor mcdonnell insists he did nothing wrong, prosecutors say the governor attended events on jonny williams' behalf, provided access to top state officials and allowed the state mansion to be used for a launch party for williams' company. they say they also accuse virginia's first lady of lying to investigators. >>> our time is 5:13. we have a list of school closings and delays continually running at the bottom of our screen. you can always find them on our week site wusa9.com. >> the new and improved website is excellent and they're in alphabetical order. it's easy to find your
while i deeply regret accepting these legal gifts and loans from mr. williams, all of these now have been returned or repaid with interest. >> prosecutors say the mcdonnells worked -- [indiscernible] -- to help jonny williams and his struggling firm which sold dietary supplements. he's the first governor to ever face federal charges. the charges. >> we do need to ensure there's more transparency and a clear he set of rules for all virginia elected officials. >> while former...
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i never promised and mr. williams and his company never received any government benefit of any kind from me or my administration. we did not violate the law and i will use every available resource and advocate i have for as long as it takes to fight false allegations and to prevail against this unjust, overreach of the federal government. now, former governor mcdonell will be in court on friday to answer these charges and arraignment. the final penalty, the maximum penalty could be 20 years if they are convicted. 20 years in prison. we'll be following this story throughout the week. back to you. >> peggy, thank you. get to topper now. >> as we show the temperatures, 25 degrees right now. looks like it's falling pretty fast. >> it is snowing pretty steadily here, but this isn't the heavier ban of snow. the heavy band of snow, once again, is up into northern montgomery county and in toward leesburg and eastern loudoun county. we'll come back and talk about snowfall totals and unbelievably low win >>> today's wi
i never promised and mr. williams and his company never received any government benefit of any kind from me or my administration. we did not violate the law and i will use every available resource and advocate i have for as long as it takes to fight false allegations and to prevail against this unjust, overreach of the federal government. now, former governor mcdonell will be in court on friday to answer these charges and arraignment. the final penalty, the maximum penalty could be 20 years if...
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william s f williams for what i believed was personal generosity, and friendship. scott macfarlane, news4. >>> and we are also following a story of a shooting at purdue university. we will tell you about that threat. >>> and our live winter storm coverage would not p be complete without pat collins aped the snowstick. pat? >> well, i have animals wearing people hats. and i have people wearing animal hats, and what is going on out here? well, there's a stick at stake. i'm pat collins and the story is coming up. news4. >> and finally getting to use the stick with officially over two inches at the airport, and biggest in a while. and the radar is showing that the snow continues to move through the region. i will be back to tell you how much more to expect and what to expect tomorrow morning. samsung and h.h. gregg are teaming up to get your home ready for the big game. get close to all the action and save 1500 dollars on samsung's ultra high definition 4k led tv. plus, samsung 60-inch led tvs start at only $999. and samsung 55-inch led tvs start at just $799. get to h
william s f williams for what i believed was personal generosity, and friendship. scott macfarlane, news4. >>> and we are also following a story of a shooting at purdue university. we will tell you about that threat. >>> and our live winter storm coverage would not p be complete without pat collins aped the snowstick. pat? >> well, i have animals wearing people hats. and i have people wearing animal hats, and what is going on out here? well, there's a stick at stake. i'm...